Now that the month of June is coming to a close, I’m ready to do a full (transparent) budget recap for you. Since I declared this the summer of grocery budgeting, I wanted to show you what it looks like for our family and what a tremendous impact it made this month! I looked back on another month (March) which was a pretty typical month for our family in terms of spending. I added up all our grocery spending PLUS … Read More
Homemade Pesto
While I’m not a gardener by any stretch of the imagination, I AM a big fan of my little herb garden. My mom got me two large garden boxes to hang on our deck and it’s been the most successful I’ve ever been at keeping herbs alive and thriving! I also learned a bit more this year about how to property cut basil leaves to help your plants continue to flourish all summer long. If you want to learn more … Read More
Meal Plan :: Week of June 7
I’ve been sharing more about meal planning and budgeting for meals over on Instagram and really been enjoying the challenge of sticking to a grocery budget of $200/week. It’s really stretching me to think more intentionally about food and also plan ahead for what we are going to eat each week. You can check out this week’s grocery haul over HERE where I shared a full video of what we bought this week! Since a few of you said that … Read More
Oat Flour Banana Muffins
Muffins are a family staple food in our house. My family all loves muffins and I find that a batch usually lasts no more than one or two days before they are gone. Banana muffins are a staple because we almost always have leftover bananas at the end of the month and bananas are so dang affordable. These banana muffins are low in added sugar, easy to pull together in just a few minutes and incredibly tasty. You can buy … Read More